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Canadian hospitals to ration use of life-saving drug for COVID-19 patients
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April 8, 2021
Tocilizumab, an arthritis drug also used to treat COVID-19 patients, is in short supply in Ontario hospitals. So doctors are being advised to ration the medication, also known as Actemra. Eric Sorensen looks at the challenges this shortage presents, and the race to find a solution.
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Canadian hospitals to ration use of life-saving drug for COVID-19 patients02:13 | April 8, 2021
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Canadian hospitals to ration use of life-saving drug for COVID-19 patients02:13 | April 8, 2021
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Kenneth Law charged with 14 counts of 2nd degree murder in Ontario02:26 | December 12, 2023
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Canadian hospitals to ration use of life-saving drug for COVID-19 patients
Description
April 8, 2021
Tocilizumab, an arthritis drug also used to treat COVID-19 patients, is in short supply in Ontario hospitals. So doctors are being advised to ration the medication, also known as Actemra. Eric Sorensen looks at the challenges this shortage presents, and the race to find a solution.
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